National Open Science Cloud Initiatives (NOSCIs)

Abstract

NOSCIs are coalitions of national organizations that support the development and integration of national open science policies and infrastructures into the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC). The initiatives were co-funded by the Horizon 2020 and the Horizon Europe programme and national governments in member states. Examples include The Open Science Initiative in France, The GO FAIR initiative in Germany, Recolecta open access infrastructure in Spain, Open Science NL in The Netherlands, HELIX (Hellenic Data Service) in Greece, Open Science Austria (OANA) in Austria, RCAAP national open access repository network in Portugal, National Open Science Platform (PON) in Poland, National Open Research Forum (NORF) in Ireland, Swedish National Data Service (SND) in Sweden, Norwegian Open Science Initiative in Norway.

National Open Science Cloud Initiatives (NOSCIs) across Europe play a pivotal role in integrating national platforms with the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC), fostering a cohesive and collaborative research environment. Key European NOSCIs initiatives/projects include:

- NI4OS-Europe (National Initiatives for Open Science in Europe): coordinates national Open Science efforts across 15 Southeast European countries

- EOSC-Pillar: coordinates national Open Science efforts across Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, and Italy, ensuring their readiness for EOSC implementation.

- EOSC-Nordic: facilitates the integration of Nordic and Baltic countries into EOSC

- EOSC-Synergy: integrates national resources and services from countries like Spain, Portugal, the UK, and others.

- EOSC-Hub: Integrates and manages services from various national and European e-infrastructures, providing a single contact point for researchers to access EOSC resources.

Overview

Country	Regional (Europe)
Start date	2018
Annual Budget	€57M
Responsible organisation(s)	Academic cooperation
Target group(s)	Researchers, academic institutions, policymakers, and the general public across Europe
Policy instrument type	Programmes/Initiatives

Background

The concept of National Open Science Cloud Initiatives (NOSCIs) was developed to advance national research infrastructures towards a more integrated and accessible research infrastructure (the EOSC), enhancing scientific collaboration and innovation across the continent. The Eu-funded Horizon 2020 projects that support these stakeholder initiatives were active from 2018 to 2021.

Objective(s)

To align national technical and policy priorities with the EOSC, fostering a collaborative environment for open science and enhancing the accessibility and interoperability of research data

Public access URL

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https://ni4os.eu

https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/857645

https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/857650

https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/857652

https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/857647

All tags

• Data governance for trust
• Regional (Europe)
• 2018
• Academic cooperation
• Civil society
• Established researchers
• Higher education institutes
• Students
• Junior researchers
• Private R&D
• Research support staff
• Public research institutes
• Strategies, agendas and plans
• Stakeholder consultations

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